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About The SWOOKiE Cookie

Meet founder and baker Detra Earnest and discover the sweet-potato-powered idea behind The SWOOKiE Cookie.

The SWOOKiE Cookie founder Detra Earnest selling her baked goods at Freedom Fest in Gainesville, Florida
FOUNDER • BAKER • CREATOR

Meet Detra Earnest.

Detra Earnest is the founder and baker behind The SWOOKiE Cookie, a Florida-born baking brand built around an unexpected star ingredient: the sweet potato. Her public profile describes her as a baker, cover model and coach, with a larger personal mission of helping people become stronger mentally, physically and spiritually.

For SWOOKiE, that creative energy shows up in desserts designed to be memorable, playful and a little unexpected. The signature idea brings the familiar flavor and spice of sweet potato pie into cookie form, with a brand personality summed up by a simple invitation: bite into something extraordinary.

OriginThe SWOOKiE Cookie was already taking shape as a Florida sweet-potato-based cookie business by 2022. In June 2023, Detra was featured selling her homemade goods at Gainesville's Freedom Fest, where she was identified as the company's founder. The business later established its current active Florida LLC in January 2025.
MissionTurn the comfort and nostalgia of sweet potato pie into something fun, portable and unmistakably SWOOKiE. The brand centers on traditional spices, sweet potato flavor and desserts meant to create the kind of food memories people want to share.
More Than CookiesThe SWOOKiE world has grown beyond the signature cookie. Detra's own online profiles highlight SWOOKiES, MUFFcakes and sweet potato pies alongside recipes, videos and other creative projects—all connected by the #GetYouSome personality of the brand.
THE NEXT CHAPTER

Growing the SWOOKiE experience.

Today, The SWOOKiE Cookie LLC is an active Florida business based in Miami. The next chapter is about giving more people a way to discover the brand through its growing online presence, videos, events and expanding collection of sweet-potato-inspired creations.